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Refrigeration & A/C Mechanic prevailing wage, Lexington County group, South Carolina (4 counties)
DOL sets the same refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic rates, row for row, in 4 counties: Calhoun, Fairfield, Lexington and Saluda. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$21.64an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · HVAC MECHANIC
$19.71 base wage + $1.93 fringe benefits · SUSC2011-029
On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 4 counties, a refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic working as hvac mechanic must be paid at least $21.64 an hour: a $19.71 base wage plus $1.93 in fringe benefits, under wage determination SC20260033 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $21.64 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination SC20260033, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUSC2011-029 (August 31, 2011). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). South Carolina has no state prevailing wage law (DOL state table).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $19.71 + $1.93
The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.
| Base wage (taxable) | $19.71 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $1.93 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $21.64 |
When does this rate change?
- A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)).
- DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the South Carolina change log lists what each one changed.
How the Lexington County group compares
The main refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in South Carolina
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Lexington County groupbase $19.71$21.64
- Richland Countybase $19.71$21.64
- Saluda Countybase $19.71$21.64
- Newberry Countybase $7.25$7.25
Which county is in which refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic group
Every South Carolina county with a refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horry County | HVAC MECHANIC (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $19.36 | $21.98 |
| Berkeley County | HVAC MECHANIC (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $19.24 | $21.93 |
| Charleston County | HVAC MECHANIC (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $19.24 | $21.93 |
| Dorchester County | HVAC MECHANIC (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $19.24 | $21.93 |
| Lexington County group, 4 localities: Calhoun, Fairfield, Lexington, Saluda | HVAC MECHANIC (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $19.71 | $21.64 |
| Aiken County group, 2 localities: Aiken, Edgefield | HVAC MECHANIC (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $19.71 | $21.64 |
| Florence County group, 2 localities: Darlington, Florence | HVAC MECHANIC (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $19.71 | $21.64 |
| Kershaw County | HVAC MECHANIC (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $19.71 | $21.64 |
| Richland County | HVAC MECHANIC (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $19.71 | $21.64 |
| Sumter County | HVAC MECHANIC (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $19.71 | $21.64 |
| Pickens County group, 2 localities: Laurens, Pickens | HVAC MECHANIC (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $19.11 | $19.11 |
| Anderson County | HVAC MECHANIC (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $19.11 | $19.11 |
| Greenville County | HVAC MECHANIC (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $19.11 | $19.11 |
| Spartanburg County | HVAC MECHANIC (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $19.11 | $19.11 |
| Clarendon County group, 6 localities: Clarendon, Dillon, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg | HVAC MECHANIC/DUCT & PIPE | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Beaufort County group, 5 localities: Beaufort, Colleton, Georgetown, Hampton, Jasper | HVAC MECHANIC/DUCT & PIPE | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Greenwood County group, 4 localities: Abbeville, Greenwood, McCormick, Newberry | HVAC MECHANIC/DUCT & PIPE | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Orangeburg County group, 4 localities: Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Orangeburg | HVAC MECHANIC/DUCT & PIPE | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Lancaster County group, 3 localities: Chester, Chesterfield, Lancaster | AIR CONDITIONING MECHANIC | $7.25 | $7.25 |
9 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 10 counties with rates of their own.
South Carolina refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Calhoun · Fairfield · Lexington · Saluda
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.
Source
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:
- Calhoun: SC20260033 Mod 1
- Fairfield: SC20260033 Mod 1
- Lexington: SC20260033 Mod 1
- Saluda: SC20260033 Mod 1
We read every active South Carolina Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download every South Carolina rate as CSV · Report an error